The joking and touching Galthié-Ibanez duo the day after the winning Crunch

• The XV de France beat England on Sunday on the first day of the VI Nations Tournament (24-17).
• Monday morning, coach Fabien Galthié and manager Raphaël Ibanez gave an appointment for a little debrief a little colder.
• Inevitably, the two thinking heads of the Blues were in a good mood, satisfied to see their principles and their choices validated by this first major success.

The details, the details, the details. Fabien Galthié had pressed Sunday on all these little things that made the beautiful victory of the XV of France against England. The coach did not disavow this Monday for the morning debriefing in front of the press, sporting magnificent socks decorated… with the Union Jack, the English flag.

He did not want to add more when a colleague pointed out to him, but his smile was enough. The jokes were also a bit the theme of the day, between the anecdote about Dupont who tried the coach's glasses in front of the whole team to know if he would have seen the time better with (the answer is no) and the satisfaction of the coaches to see their instructions on celebrations of sober tests more than respected on the second of Ollivon (yes, the one where there was none at all because of the beginning of a fight).

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It's crazy how we like to meet again very quickly after having experienced something strong. In a hungry atmosphere of marriage, therefore, and before going to Marcoussis, where the group will widen again to 42 members to start preparing Italy, Fabien Galthié and manager Raphaël Ibanez offered a small debrief which n 'only had the name, the staff had not yet taken care to dissect the meeting to the video.

"We decided, rather, to spend time together last night [Sunday]," said the coach. The post-match protocol took a long time, so we left room for loved ones and families. This morning again. On the discussion menu, mainly, the satisfaction of being able to continue to progress serenely thanks to this benchmark success. Having beaten the English gives you the right to tell yourself that the principles laid down since the group was taken over must not be bad.

“It allows us to appreciate a job well done, to share joy. They are children, but we too are children, we are happy to play this game ", professes Galthié, before giving up:" We decided to work on the qualities of the players, their strong points. It is our common thread. OUR qualities. OUR strengths [he insists]. Everything that brought these players to the French team. "

In the radius of satisfaction, the general state of mind, defense, the hinge Ntamack-Dupont were mentioned. The beautiful party with the supporters, too. “It has been a great day for French rugby, appreciates Ibanez. We also want this team to be the embodiment of our common work, with all the driving forces of French rugby. This is an issue, and it seemed improbable a few years ago, this positive dynamic around the France team. That the managers of Top 14 feel involved, that the presidents appreciate the image that the XV of France gives. It is a victory whose scope goes beyond the Stade de France. "

Apparently, the messages of club leaders have been numerous since Sunday evening. Obviously a good sign. But because obviously everything was not perfect in this match, far from it, we will still note the few weak points.

• The melee, which shattered several times during the second period

Galthié: “We were in trouble, it's the truth. It was when we coached, from the 50th, that we were destabilized. We lost our base, and as soon as we weaken at this level, everything becomes more complicated. Our kicking game got worse, it got shorter, the duels were easier to manage for them than for us. We will have to review this. "

• The hit, with two ball losses at key moments

Galthié: “Yes, we have to improve. It is data that gives confidence, and we need confidence. We want to acquire them around our strengths, and conquest must be part of it. Again, it was more complicated after our changes. Were they made at the right times? We take responsibility for our choices. "

"The next test is to successfully prepare for a very short period"

Now move on to the scale to Italy. A match that should not be a problem for these Blues. We want to say not enough, even. France, which loves rugby, has learned to be wary of this kind of meeting. Too simple to be honest.

“Our only ambition is to win matches as quickly as possible. The first ended with a great victory, but each meeting will bring its share of questions, sweeps Raphaël Ibanez. We had 10 days to prepare England, and two months before that with the technical supervision. It's a lot. There, the next test for everyone is to successfully prepare for a very short period. This is our new challenge. A mission that said they were ready to accept all the young Blues on Sunday evening. And without laughing, this time.

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